South Brunswick AJROTC defeats Hopewell AJROTC
South Brunswick AJROTC defeated Hopewell AJROTC 951 to 905 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. South Brunswick AJROTC finishes the season in fifteenth place with a 5 - 3 record. South Brunswick AJROTC was led by Austin Rheuby who shot a 241. The remaining contributing members were Caleb Karem, Jennifer Osborne, and Mason Whitworth. South Brunswick AJROTC is from Southport, NC, and is coached by Thomas Blue.
Hopewell AJROTC dropped to 4 - 4 on the season. They finish the season in twenty-third place. Hopewell AJROTC was led by Solomon Ray who shot a 240. The remaining contributing members were Korlee Burton, Emma Mullaly, and Emily Hurd. Hopewell AJROTC is from Huntersville, NC, and is coached by LTC Shawn W. Cowley.
These two teams are competing in the National Air Rifle "New Shooter" League. Sponsored by the Orion Scoring System, the league is a national team league exclusive to athletes in their first year of competition. Teams are from high schools and junior rifle clubs throughout the United States. Over 10 weeks each team competes in 8 games. Each week, each team is paired with another team with a near equal win-loss record. The winner of the league is the team with the best win loss record.
In each game the teams compete in what is known as a Three-Position Air Rifle match. The match is modeled after Olympic Rifle competitions but adapted to high school age athletes. Each athlete will shoots 10 shots in three different shooting positions, prone, standing, and kneeling. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10 points. The sum of points scored in the 30 shots is the athlete's total. The team score is comprised of the best four athletes from each team.
For more information on the league, including complete standings, visit http://www.orionscoringsystem.com/AirRifleNewShooterLeague
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.799960820.1
South Brunswick AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=747
Hopewell AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=767
26 Mar-01 Apr 18